The president-elect said he wouldn’t cut Medicare and Medicaid. Was this ever true? Returning to the days of fast-rising medical costs and profits helps most Americans how? Not so, Mr. President-elect.

Health care in all its permutations is in danger. What is care for all? Simply, affordable and accessible health care, including reproductive justice. Planned Parenthood’s motto speaks to all of us, “Care, no matter what.” Other nonprofit organizations will work with them to protect women.

The key players in the incoming administration by their own words are anti-women and anti-government. Kill the Affordable Care Act — easy. Red states push more restrictions on abortion and contraception — easy. “Reforming” Medicare by returning it to the private insurance industry — abhorrent. Block-granting Medicaid to cut benefits or putting it to other uses — very wrong.

There’ll be many real and loud fights coming, e.g, grass roots, inter- and intra-party. Profits for a few becomes more important than health care for all. Wisconsin now allows license plates with anti-abortion language, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. Will these come to our state?

Join the Las Cruces Coalition for Reproductive Justice on Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. downtown at SWEC for a “Unified Community Action” in solidarity with the March on Washington, D.C. This is a community event for local folks and organizations. The march is at 11 a.m.

In solidarity we ask our fellow New Mexicans — indigenous peoples, women, families, children, black, brown, Muslim, Jewish and all other diverse religious faiths and humanists, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, immigrants — to make our voices heard for the protection of our basic human rights, our safety, and our health. We stand together in a united front against any and all oppressors. We march peacefully, hand in hand, for equality for all.

Jerry Nachison

and Caroline Barr

Las Cruces Coalition

for Reproductive Justice

Thanks to all who helped after auto accident

My name is Jerry Iadicicco, and on Dec. 5, I was involved in an accident near Lowe’s Fiesta Foods when a young lady pulled out in front of me to make a left-hand turn and ended up on top of my wife’s Toyota Prius.

First and foremost, I would like to thank my Lord and Savior for keeping me safe and unharmed. I would also like to thank the two Las Cruces Fire Department personnel who came to my assistance to make sure I was OK. I would like to thank the Las Cruces Police Department officers who came to my assistance and who handled the situation in a very professional manner as well.